pumis

IPA/ˈpuː.mi/
IPA/ˈpuː.mi/

pumis — noun

  • pumissingular
  • pumisesplural

1. dogs of a Hungarian herding breed that are small or medium in size and usually h

1.名詞C2
釋義

dogs of a Hungarian herding breed that are small or medium in size and usually have a thick, curly coat in grey, cream, or brown.

例句

At the farm show, two pumis circled the sheep without barking.

two pumis + circled the sheep

Ramón brushed the mud from his pumi after the rainy field trial.

after the field trial — breed in work setting

同義詞
  • sheepdog

    broader term — can mean any dog trained to control sheep, not this breed in particular

  • herding dog

    broader term — may work with cattle, goats, or other animals as well as sheep

文法句型

a pumi

two pumis

pumis with curly coats

用法筆記

Pumis refers to more than one dog of this breed. Use pumi for one animal, and distinguish the breed name from general words like sheepdog, which can describe many different working breeds.

常見錯誤

❌We saw three pumi at the dog show.
✅We saw three pumis at the dog show.
💡use the regular English plural 'pumis' for more than one dog.
❌Those small farm dogs are pumis.
✅Those small farm dogs are sheepdogs.
💡use 'pumis' only for this specific Hungarian breed, not for every sheepdog.